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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Ending
8,153 books — 6,345 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Notebook by Nicholas SparksRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Not So Happily-Ever-After
784 books — 1,080 voters

The Opportunist by Tarryn FisherConsequences (Consequences, #1) A Dark Wealth and Power Romance by Aleatha RomigCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsTaking Chances by Molly McAdamsReason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan
WTF Endings
486 books — 870 voters
Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieGone Girl by Gillian FlynnHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Plot Twist
408 books — 657 voters

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Worst Ending
269 books — 562 voters
Binding Arbitration by Elizabeth MarxBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireSlammed by Colleen HooverThoughtless by S.C. StephensLone Wolf Rising by Jami Brumfield
Books That Made My Stomach Drop
190 books — 353 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonThe Shining by Stephen KingAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Books with Completely Different Movie Endings
126 books — 141 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingUnearthly by Cynthia Hand
Most Shocking Twist
173 books — 135 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
52 Book Club 2025: #36 - Final Sentence Is Less Than 6 Words Long
175 books — 105 voters
Forbidden by Tabitha SuzumaMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsShadow Kiss by Richelle MeadStolen by Lucy Christopher
books with sad endings
113 books — 102 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books with Most Unexpected Plot Twist
92 books — 86 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnWe're All Lying by Marie StillShutter Island by Dennis LehaneAn Anonymous Girl by Greer HendricksCall Me Evie by J.P. Pomare
Books With Twist Endings
105 books — 81 voters

The Cavalier by Israh AziziMassive Black Hole by Andrea BarbosaUse Somebody by Riley JeanIn the Beginning by Abby L. VandiverDead by Morning by Kayla Krantz
Indie Books Best End Twist
58 books — 66 voters
One Day by David Nicholls1984 by George OrwellMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Books You Almost Wish Had A Happy Ending
29 books — 35 voters

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsThe Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanAllegiant by Veronica RothTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
Worst Ending Ever !
36 books — 29 voters
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareWhere She Went by Gayle FormanThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenPerfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Books That Have The Best Endings
48 books — 25 voters

Red Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Kiss of Deception by Mary E. PearsonSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best YA plot twists
21 books — 17 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeMy Cousin Rachel by Daphne du MaurierDhalgren by Samuel R. Delany
Begins As It Ends
19 books — 12 voters

Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsFerret by C WyattHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Most Unexpected Cliffhangers
10 books — 9 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Wide Game by Michael WestPoseidon’s Children by Michael WestHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
best ending to a book/series
20 books — 6 voters

Big Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël DickerThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie6 by Eva JurczykGuidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.
The 52 Book Club's Mystery Genre Challenge - #44 An Ending That Surprised You
18 books — 6 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Lottery by Shirley JacksonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Unhappy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Tragic Ending Part I
102 books — 4 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerAnimal Farm by George OrwellParable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
Almost Happy Endings: Speculative Fiction With A Bittersweet Ending
80 books — 3 voters
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. VaughanSaikano by Shin TakahashiThe Foxhunter by Dr Andrew J RynneFrom Hell by Alan MooreCerebus, Vol. 16 by Dave Sim
Unhappy Endings: Comics With A Tragic Ending
51 books — 3 voters

Death and the Gardener by Georgi GospodinovNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerThe Old Man by the Sea by Domenico StarnoneThe Eleventh Hour by Salman RushdieLightbreakers by Aja Gabel
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition I
101 books — 2 voters
I'm Sorry I Cremated You by Jaclyn Michelle SmithNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerThe Leaving Room by Amber McBrideThe Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey HarrisThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition II
101 books — 2 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersAntarctica by Claire KeeganLast Stories by William Trevor
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition III
101 books — 2 voters
The White Book by Han KangNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerAs It Is in Heaven by Niall WilliamsO Pioneers! by Willa CatherWe Are Water by Wally Lamb
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition IV
101 books — 2 voters

Travels with My Aunt by Graham GreeneNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerCatholics by Brian MooreThe Hours by Michael CunninghamMemento Mori by Muriel Spark
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition V
101 books — 2 voters
Must I Go by Yiyun LiNever Say Never, Never Say Always by Susan S. WarnerThe Immortalists by Chloe BenjaminHollow Bones by Jodi PicoultThe Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese
Amazon Customers Also Bought or Read: Death, Grief and Loss Edition VI
69 books — 2 voters

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